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Forte Ready to Run Wild in the Windy City

David Leffler October 25, 2012

As October winds down and we enter the eighth week of the NFL season, it’s easy to wonder where the time has gone. In case you missed it, here are a couple of observations from the first two months...

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Josh Turner has earned spot in Longhorns starting lineup

Christian Corona October 25, 2012

Ever since Jordan Hicks went down in the first half of the Longhorns’ win over Ole Miss more than a month ago, the Longhorn defense has been searching for a spark. The search ended with Josh Turner. Texas...

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Daje Johnson drawing comparisons to former Longhorn Ramonce Taylor

Hank South October 24, 2012

Before the 2012 season, few Longhorn fans were aware of freshman running back Daje Johnson. Following last Saturday’s victory over Baylor, the former Hendrickson High School star from Pflugerville...

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Steve Edmond improves as season progresses

Chris Hummer October 24, 2012

Texas hadn’t been able to stop the run all season, and that had been a direct reflection on middle linebacker Steve Edmond. But just as the Texas defense made strides Saturday against Baylor, so...

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Bergeron scores and impresses

Lauren Giudice October 23, 2012

Joe Bergeron has tunnel vision when he gets the ball near the goal line. He doesn’t see the 100,000 fans at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. He doesn’t see the opponent’s defense...

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Longhorn Network may be negatively impacting Longhorns athletic program

Christian Corona October 23, 2012

Every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, a different show airs on the Longhorn Network featuring Texas football head coach Mack Brown. And every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, he loses time he can’t...

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Defense does just enough to allow Texas to slip by Baylor, improve to 5-2

Chris Hummer October 22, 2012

The Longhorn defense wasn’t elite, good or even average, but the highly criticized group played well enough down the stretch to propel Texas to a victory. Texas’ defense was pounded, again,...

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Texas needs to embrace Big 12 identity

Christian Corona October 22, 2012

Forget what you heard about Texas being a defense-minded, run-first, SEC-style team. All the preseason hoopla pegged the Longhorns as a team that would lean on their defense, wait patiently for their...

UT vs. Baylor: Why Texas won

Lauren Giudice October 22, 2012

It was not a pretty win for the Longhorns. But thanks to the well-rounded offense, Texas defeated Baylor for the first time in three years. With 10 different players catching passes and the 251 rushing...

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UT defeats Baylor 56-50

Chris Hummer October 21, 2012

The Longhorn defense wasn’t elite, good or even average, but the highly criticized group played well enough down the stretch to propel Texas to a victory. Texas’ defense was pounded –...

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Texas leading Baylor at half

Lauren Giudice October 21, 2012

It was clear that this match up was going to be high scoring from the start. Texas freshman Daje Johnson ran the ball 84-yards for a touchdown on the first play of the game. The Bears tied the game after...

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Former Longhorn Garrett Gilbert trying to make most of second chance at SMU

Christian Corona October 19, 2012

The last time Garrett Gilbert had this good of a game, he was in high school. The former Longhorns quarterback looked like the prolific passer he was at Lake Travis High School, throwing for 265 yards...

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